Second Heroin Rally Set For Feb. 1

A second Stand Against Heroin Rally will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 1 at the Francis Family YMCA in Temperance.

Brenda Alcock, a 25-year Bedford Township resident, is planning the event with the help of Megan McCollum, who hosted the first Stand against Heroin Rally in Monroe in November.

Ms. Alcock said watching several of her family members struggle with addiction is why she wanted to hold the rally.

“There is a huge heroin problem in Bedford Township, but the sad thing is, people in this township have the ‘not my kid’ attitude,” Ms. Alcock said in an e-mail. “I am hoping to have a good turnout for this one.”

Mrs. Alcock said she hopes the rally will continue to change community members’ opinion on addiction and bring better help to those who struggle with addiction.

“I for one am very tired of losing our children to this disease,” she said. “It is time to shatter the stigma of addiction and get these families and their addicts the help and understanding that they need.”